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WASHINGTON (AP) — Fewer Americans are reporting that they drink alcohol amid a growing belief that even moderate alcohol consumption is a health risk, according to a new Gallup poll released Wednesday.A record high percentage of U.S. adults, 53%, now say moderate drinking is bad for their health, up from 28% in 2015. The uptick in doubt about alcohol’s benefits is largely driven by young adults — the age group that is most likely to believe drinking “one or two drinks a day” can cause health hazards — but older adults are also now increasingly likely to think moderate drinking…

Patrick Stokes has been with Salesforce for over a decade — but he’s had a number of roles during that time. The executive vice president of product and industries marketing told Business Insider he feels uncomfortable when he’s not learning.When deciding on a career change, though, Stokes said he finds that often people “think too narrowly” about switching roles. For example, they may only want to change roles if they feel like they’re moving up on the organization chart.”It’s really hard to find that sometimes,” Stokes said.Stokes said he likes to play chess, and there’s a concept in the game…

NEW YORK (AP) — After a summer of vacations and late nights, it’s time to set those back-to-school alarms.A good night’s sleep helps students stay focused and attentive in class. Experts say it’s worth easing kids back into a routine with the start of a new school year.“We don’t say ‘ get good sleep ’ just because,” said pediatrician Dr. Gabrina Dixon with Children’s National Hospital. “It really helps kids learn and it helps them function throughout the day.”The amount of sleep kids need changes as they age. Preschoolers should get up to 13 hours of sleep. Tweens need between…

Meta has been making headlines for trying to poach researchers from rival AI labs with eye-popping offers as it races to build “personal superintelligence.”The effort has supercharged Silicon Valley’s talent wars, and it’s also rankling some of the AI researchers who joined Meta before its superintelligence push, according to current and former Meta employees who requested anonymity for fear of retaliation.The grumblings are particularly acute at the generative AI team within Meta, known as GenAI. This group worked on Llama 4, an AI model that got a lukewarm reception when it was released earlier this year.”Meta has really good researchers.…

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills running back James Cook has ended his contract standoff by signing a four-year deal, Buffalo general manager Brandon Beane said Wednesday.Cook’s deal will pay him $48 million over the four years, two people with knowledge of the agreement confirmed to The Associated Press.The contract includes $30 million in guaranteed money, one of the people said. They spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because financial details of the contract have not been announced.The Athletic first reported the agreement.The new deal comes a day after the fourth-year player ended his weeklong standoff by returning…

The 2025 college football season kicks off with fireworks, featuring eye-catching Week 1 showdowns like No. 1 Texas vs. No. 3 Ohio State, No. 9 LSU vs. No. 4 Clemson and No. 10 Miami vs. No. 6 Notre Dame. Despite the excitement of preseason powerhouses and Heisman Trophy contenders going head-to-head, early stumbles in September rarely end postseason dreams, certainly not in the new 12-team playoff era of college football. The real pressure hits as the season progresses and playoff standings are on the line. Here are six high-stakes matchups that you won’t want to miss (using preseason AP Top…

Elon Musk is turning to ChatGPT to adjudicate his long-running feud with Sam Altman.Musk posted a screenshot of a query to ChatGPT 5 Pro on Tuesday, asking if he or Altman was “more trustworthy.” ChatGPT chose Musk.”There you have it,” Musk wrote.Business Insider posed the same query as Musk to ChatGPT eight times, testing it across the GPT 5 Pro, GPT 5 Thinking, and GPT 5 models. ChatGPT picked Musk once, while it was set to GPT-5 Thinking. The rest of the attempts returned Altman, including when it was toggled to GPT-5 Thinking again.Musk and OpenAI did not respond to…

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — The Premier League is back after one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory saw Liverpool win a record-equaling 20th title, Manchester City go into meltdown and Manchester United hit new lows. The new campaign kicks off on Friday and teams have spent big in an attempt to capitalize on what looks like being a wide open title race after City’s dominance was ended. Defending champion Liverpool hasn’t stood still, with Florian Wirtz the pick of its signings for a fee that could rise to a British record $156 million.Pep Guardiola’s rebuild at City began…

UDINE, Italy (AP) — Paris Saint-Germain get back on the hunt for trophies in the UEFA Super Cup against Tottenham on Wednesday.It’s the annual early-season match between the winners of the Champions League and Europa League — and PSG starts as the big favorite.Coming off winning the treble, including the Champions League for the first time, the Qatari-backed team from the French capital will look to bounce back from losing to Chelsea in the final of the Club World Cup in the United States.Facing them at Stadio Friuli in Udine is another London club in Tottenham, which ended a 17-year…

When OpenAI launched GPT-5 last week, the company said the model would simplify the ChatGPT experience. OpenAI hoped GPT-5 would act as a sort of “one size fits all” AI model with a router that would automatically decide how to best answer user questions. The company said this unified approach would eliminate the need for users to navigate its model picker — a long, complicated menu of AI options that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has publicly said he hates. But it looks like GPT-5 is not the unified AI model OpenAI hoped it would be. Altman said in a post…